Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Nauru
Nauru: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 98.33 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 98.33 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Nauru peaked at 213.32 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.33 people, in 2024.
That places Nauru 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 213.32 people | — |
| 2001 | 207.14 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 200.8 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 195 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 189.68 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 184.13 people | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 178.53 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 172.96 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 167.45 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 162.25 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 157.35 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 152.84 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 149.95 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 148.01 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 145.47 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 142.53 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 139.15 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 135.31 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 131.04 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 126.14 people | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 120.57 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 115.03 people | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 109.67 people | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 104.05 people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 98.33 people | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 187.12 people | 162.25 people | 213.32 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.78 people | 126.14 people | 157.35 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.53 people | 98.33 people | 120.57 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 133.82 people compare
- 90 Guyana 109.92 people compare
- 91 Tuvalu 107.38 people compare
- 93 Anguilla 78.18 people compare
- 94 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 51.23 people compare
- 95 Cook Islands 33.8 people compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.1454 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Nauru?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Nauru was 98.33 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 213.32 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.33 people in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Nauru ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.